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16. Idenhfy the correct interrogative sentence/s.

(a) What were you doing at two O'clock ?

@) When she got married ?

(c) Why didn't you water the plants ?

Answer options :

(1) (a) only (2) (a) and (4 (3) @) only (4) @) and (4

17. Choose the option closest in meaning to the word printed in capitals in the following sentence :

He REPUDIATED all offers of friendship.

(1) Welcomed (2) Tried (3) Rejected (4) Accepted

18. Upheaval in the country came as sudden unexpected events for the government,

Select the most appropriate idiomatic expression for the underlined words in the above sentence :

(1) bolt from the blue (2) bolt upright

(3) have shot one's bolt (4) make a bolt for

19. Choose the wrongly spelt words.

(a) ANOINT @) ANAMOLY ( c ) ANONYMOS

Answer options :

(1) (a) and @) only (2) @) and (4 only

(3) (a) and ( 4 only (4) (a), @) and (c) -

20. Choose the sentence/s containing correct use of prepositions

(a) The river flowed below a bridge.

@) The repairs of the roof were completed quickly.

(c ) The car in the garage had a flat battery.

Answer options :

(1) (4 only (2) @) and (4 only

(3) @) only (4) (a). @) and (4

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21. Match the following : (a) Deia vu (i) Final blow (the blow which kills) @) Coup de grace (ii) To remain doubtful about something (c) Wet blanket (iii) The feeling of remembering something

(d) Take something with a (iv) A person who prevents others from enjoying pinch of salt themselves

Answer options :

(a) (b) (4 (4 (1) (ij (iii) (iv) (ii)

(2) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i) (3) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)

(4) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)

22. Choose the best active voice structure for the following sentence : He was given a merciless thrashing at school.

(1) A merciless thrashing was given to him at school.

(2) At school, he was p e n a merciless thrashing.

(3) The thrashing he was given at school was merciless.

(4) The teacher gave him a merciless thrashing at school.

23. (a) Never have I seen such a sight.

@) Never I have seen such a sight. Identify the grammatically correct sentence. (1) Only (a) is correct (2) Only (b) is correct (3) Both (a) and (b) are correct (4) Both (a) and @) are incorrect

24. Fill in the blank with the correct expression. She makes about her prejudice against them. (I) no bones (2) no hands (3) no fingers (4) none of the above

25. The nurse said to us, "Please wait outside the room". Which of the following indirect narration is correct ? (a) The nurse told us to wait outside the room. @) The nurse requested us to wait outside the room. (c) The nurse instructed us to wait outside the room. (d) The nurse urged us to wait outside the room. Answer options :

(1) (a) and @) (2) (4 and (d) (3) None of these (4) AU of these

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26. Selfish politicians are troublesome for those who do not toe the line.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined phrase in the above sentence :

(1) go against them (2) join their group

(3) support them (4) act according to their will

27. Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined expression.

New banking policy was presented to us as a fait accompli .

(1) best policy (2) fateful

(3) leaving no option but to accept (4) decision that can be changed

28. State the meaning of the underlined phrase in the following sentence :

Environmentalists have no axe to grind.

Choose the correct option :

( 1 an axe to be ground (2) to make an axe sharper

(3) to use an axe to grind (4) have some selfish motive

29. Iden* adjectives in the following sentences :

(a) My father bought a large house.

(b) Weird noises disturbed us in the night.

(c) It was the ghastly apparition of an old man.

Answer options :

(1) large, weird, ghastly, apparition (2) large, noises, ghastly, apparition

(3) large, weird, ghastly, old (4) none of the above

30. Point out the correct sentences.

(a) There are two rooms. You can select either of them.

(b) There are four rooms. You can select either of them.

(c) There are two rooms. You can select any of them

(d) There are four rooms. You can select any of them.

Answer options :

(1) (a) and (b) (2) 01) and (c) (3) ( 4 and (4 (4) (a) and (dl

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Which of the following statement is false ?

(a) Maharashtra Assembly passes prohibition of Social Boycott Bill in April 2016.

@) An offence under the bill shall fetch a maximum punishment of seven years imprisonment or fine up to 7 5 lakh or both.

(c) Maharashtra has became the first state in India to pass a bill on Social Boycott.

Answer options :

(2) @)

(4) None of the above

Where is the biggest market of Onions in Asia Continent ?

(1) Dellu (2) Nasik (3) Mumbai (4) Lasalgaon

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Consider the following statements about a law that allows paid maternity leave :

(a) The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill was passed bv Parliament in March, 2017.

@) Women employees will now be able to get paid maternity leave of 26 weeks.

(c) The entitlement of 26 weeks paid leave under the law is only for first two children.

(d) The law also allows paid maternity leave of 26 weeks for a women who adopts a child below the age of three months.

Which of the statements given above are correct ?

(1) (4 , @), (c) (2) @), (c), (dl (3) @) and (dl (4) ( 4 , @ ) r (c), (4

On February 15, 2017 India set a World record by launching 104 satellites horn a single rocket. Which one of the following statements about it is not correct ?

(1) ISRO launches 104 satellites in a single mission in February 2017 by Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle.

(2) It was PSLV's 37'h flight.

(3) Out of the total 104 satellites 101 belonged to the Foreign countries.

(4) Out of the total 104 satellites 96 belonged to US only.

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(2) (ii) ( i ) (iv) (i)

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In April 2017, the women Chef Justice were in the various High C o b of India :

(a) Justice Rohini (i) Kolkata

(b) Justice Manjula (u) Delhi

(c) Justice Indira Bane jee (iii) Bombay

(d) Justice Nishita Mahatro (iv) Madras

Match the pair :

(a) (b) ( 4 (4 (1) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)

(2) (i) (iii) (iv) (i)

(3) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)

(4) ( i ) (i) (ii) (iv)

From year there has been a situation of tension between the Central Government and the State Government.

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By which Amendment, the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes bifurcated into two bodies ?

(1) 8gth Amendment, 2002 (2) 89th Amendment, 2003

(3) ~8~~ Amendment, 2002 (4) 88th Amendment, 2003

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Consider the following statements :

(a) The Chairman and the members of the Union Public Service Commission are appointed by the President.

(b) The Chairman and the members of the Union Public Service Conunission shall be removed from his office by the Prime Minister on the ground of misbehaviour.

(c) The members of Union Public Service Commission shall hold a term of five years or until he attains the age of 62 years whichever is earlier.

TWch of the statement/s given above is/are correct ?

(1) MY (a) (2) (a) and (b) (3) (4 (4) (b) and ( 4

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Which one of the following statements is correct ?

(1) The Constitution has prescribed the qualifications (legal, educational, administrative or judicial) for the post of Election Commissioner.

(2) The Constitution has debarred the retiring Election Commissioners from any further appointment by the government.

(3) The Chief Election Commissioner and two other Election Commissioners have eclual powers.

(4) The Chief Election Commissioner and two other Election Conunissioners cannot be removed from office except in same manner and on the same grounds as a judge of the Supreme Court.

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Which one of the following statements is correct ?

(a) The total number of Ministers, including the Prime Minister, in the Council of Ministers shall not exceed fifteen percent of the total number of members of the Parliament.

(b) As per provision of the Constitution, the Ministers shall ho!d office during the pleasure of the Prime Minister.

(c) It is necessary that at the time of appointment as Prime Minister, a person must be a member of Parliament.

Answer options :

(1) (a)

(3) (c)

(2) (b)

(4) None of the above

From which one of the following monthlies did Lokhitwadi Gopal Hari Deshmukh publish his "Shat Patre" ?

(1) I'rabhakar (2) Samta

(3) Sulabh Samachar (4) Bahishkrit Bharat

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Arrange the following Institutions established by Maharshi Dhondo Keshav Kame in chronological order :

(a) Nishkam Karma Math @) Women's University

(c) Female Child Orphanage (d) Vidhava Vivahottejak Mandali

Answer options :

(1) (4, (cJ, (4, @I (2) ( 4 , (4, (4, @I

(3) (c), (4, (4, @) (4) (4, (4, (4, @I

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(3) *-%F*wR (4) *. i. 37i+367 Who wrote the book "Thoughts on Pakistan" ?

(1) Sir Syed Ahrnad Khan (2) Br. Muhammad Ali Jinnah

(3) Maulana Ahdul Karirn Azad (4) Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar

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Which of the following provisions of the Act of 1935 were not implemented ?

(a) India council was put to be ended

@) Indian Federation

(c) Dyaichy at the centre

(d) Provincial Autonomy

Answer options :

(1) (a) only (2) (b) and (c) only

(3) (a), (b) and (c) only (4) (dl only

(3) 14 *, 1873 (4) 15 m, 1873

When did Mahatma Jyotirao Phule establish "Satyashodhak Samaj" ?

(1) gth Sep, 1873 (2) 10"' Oct, 1873

(3) 14th Sep, 1873 (4) 15 '~ Aug, 1873

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46. ~ m a m 1 1 ~ ~ 1 ' 4 ~ + ? (1) m* (2) - * (3) rn * (4) M m Who was called "Dirty Nigro" by Sir William Lee Warner ?

(1) Kunjabihari Base (2) Virendrakumar Ghosh

(3) Aravindo Ghosh (4) Hemchandra Das

Who established "Bombay Association" in 1852 ?

(1) Mahatma Phule (2) Ganesh Vasudev Joshi

(3) Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (4) Jagannath Shankar Seth

(1) * - (2) - a m (3) -=J (4) m * The Organisation 'The National Council of Women in India' was established by

(1) Kanuben Mehta (2) Sarladevi Chaudhurani

(3) Meharibai Tata (4) Tapibai Hardikar

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(1) Bhau Daji Lad (2) Mahatma Phule

(3j Narayan Meghaji Lokhande (4) S.M. Joshi

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While he was in Paris in 1907 and his associates Hemchandra Das and Mirza Abbas learnt the latest technique of bomb manufacturing from a Russian revolutionary.

(1) Pandurang Mahadeo Bapat (2) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

(3) Abasaheb Ramchandra (4) Bhai Paramananda

According to long term IMD (Indian Metecrological Department) data, mean number of hours of bright sunshine per day over Jalgaon, Solapur, Parbhani and Nagpur is

(1) less than 7.0 hours per day (2) between 7.1 to 8.3 hours per day

(3) same over these cities (4) more than 9.8 hours per day

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( 1 To the northeast (NE) - Darkesa hills

(2) To the northwest (NW) - Satmala, Galana and Akratu U s

(3) To the southwest (SW) - Terekhol River

(4) To the southeast (SE) - Gavilgad hills

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Over Maharashba, the atmospheric pressure during January is uniform along the roast, over the rest of the state, pressure gradient is

(1) West-East and is very weak (2) South-North and is moderate to high (3) South-North and is very high (4j North-South and is very weak

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(4) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

Match the pairs of climatic region and its local regonal names of Maharashtra :

Climatic region Local regional name (a) Extreme high rainfall mountainous region (i) Desh (b) Tapi basin transitional region (ii) Zadi

(c) East Vidarbha medium to high rainfall regon (iii) Sahyadri

(d) Dry climatic region (iv) Khandesh

Answer options :

(a) (b) (c! (dl

(1) (ivj (iii) (ii) (i)

(2) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)

(3) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)

(4) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

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(1) (a) T t a (2) (a) * ( 4 - (3) (a),@) * (dl - (4) 071, (4 * (dl - Which of the following important cities are located in the Tapi-Puma basin ?

(a) Amravati, Akola, Bhusawal @) Buldhana, Vardha, Jalgaon

(c) Dhule, Jalgaon (d) Bhandara, Amravati, Dhule

Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct ?

(1) (a) only (2) (a) and (4 only

(3) (a), (b) and (dl only (4) @ I r (c) and (4 only

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In a country's economic development, the role of economic factors is decisive. These factors are _

(a) Capital formation (h) Marketable Surplus of Agriculture

(c) Human resource (d) Condition of foreign trade

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct ?

(1) (a) and (h) (2) (a) an* (4 @*Y

(3) (a) and (dl only (4) (a), (b) and (4 only

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Though there has been decline in proportion of population below poverty line in India; still according to recent available data (2004-05), it is around :

(1) 28 percent (2) 39 percent (3) 49 percent (4) 55 percent

The Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana launched by the Ministry of Rural Development as a part of aims to empower women in agriculture.

(1) Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana

(2) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana

(3) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Umat Krishi Shiksha Yojana

(4) Deen Dayal Sparsh Yojana

E-Commerce in agriculture refers to :

(1) buying and selling of goods and services through digital communication

(2) export of commodities

(3) trade of electronic goods

(4) none of the above

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Under Uruguay Round, all member nations of GATT participating in negotiations committed on :

(a) reduction in tariffs

@) removal of quantitative restrictions

(c) opening of their economics to international competition

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct ?

(1) (a) and @) only (2) @) and (c) only (3) (a) and (c) only (4) (a), @) and (c)

(3) - (4) - * According to Indian State of Forest Report 2017, which state has the highest percentage of forest cover ?

(1) Madhya Pradesh (2) Mizoram

(3) Lakshadweep (4) Arunachal Pradesh

In the year Intensive Agril. District Programme was initiated in lndia through comprehensive Agril. Experiment.

(1) 1960 (2) 1971 (3) 1963 (4) 1969

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As far as export of lndia are concerned, which of the following sector has maximum share of exports in recent years i.e. till 2011-12 in value term ? (1) Agriculture and allied products (2) Manufactured goods (3) Ores and minerals (4) Other products

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(3) (c) 4% ( 4 vi+?l (4) (a) WfQ (dl vi+?l Self Help Groups of Micro-finance have sole purpose of :

(a) mobilization of small savings

(b) disbursement of huge credit amounts for various purposes (c) disbursement of inputs

(d) disbursement of small amo~lnts of credit Which statement/s is/are correct ?

(1) (a) only (2) (b) only (3) (c) and (d) only (4) (a) and (d) only

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In order to control monopolistic and restrictive trade policies of large business h~uses, the Government of India adopted 'Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Policies (MRTP) Act' in (1) 1969 (2) 1991 (3) 1995 (4) 2003

Maharashtra was one of the first states in India to enact its first Information Technology Policy released in the year (1) 1995 (2) 1998 (3) 2003 (4) 2007

(1) UNO (2) WHO (3) IRRI (4) FA0 At International level, to obtain sustainabIe production from agriculture, which of the following organisation is working ?

(1) UNO (2) WHO (3) IRRI (4) FA0

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(1) m (2) (3) v3 (4) m4h File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is an internet tooI. The FTP sites are often called as (1) channeIs (2) archives (3) groups (4) domains

(1) 2250 sR (2) 2650 m ST;[ (3) 2850 sR (4) 3000 & 7 J h sR

Well known Economist V u ; Dr. V.M. Dandekar and Dr. Nilakantha Rath had defined poverty line where individual should get minimum of Calories of diet per day. (1) 2250 Calories of diet (2) 2650 Calories of diet (3) 2850 Calories of diet (4) 3000 Calories of diet

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Which of the following Water Pollution is most harmful to human beings ?

(a) due to excess use of fertilisers and pesticides in agriculture

(b) due to production and mixing of harmful micro-organisms in water

(c) due to leaving of industrial chemical waste By-products in river waters

(d) all of the above

Write the correct options :

(1) (a) (2) (a) and (b) (3) (b) and (c) (4) (4

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(3) m f h -4 (4) - Gross National Product of India is measured in which of the following form ?

(1) Physical terms (2) Percentage terms

(3) Monetary terms (4) All the above forms

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Rachel Carlson's book 'Silent Spring' documented the adverse effects on the environment of the indiscriminate use of pesticides which led to a nationwide ban on for agricultural uses.

(1) DDT (2) Aldrin

(3) Sodium Methane Arsonate (4) Ethylene Dibromide

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Krishomati Yojana is a new umbrella scheme in which the following schemes have been included ?

(a) Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Census and Statistics

(b) Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture

(c) Investment in Debentures of State Land Development Banks

(d) Jal Sinchan

(e) Price Stabilization Fund for Cereals and Vegetables.

Answer options :

(1) ( a ) 1 , ( 1 ( 4 (2) ( 1 ( C ( 4 4 (3) @), ( 4 , ( 4 (4) AU the above

In respect to animal feed, which is a feed energy ?

(1) Marine by-products (2) Potato

(3) Oil Cakes (4) Straw of rice

77. * y m Tmrrii mFJl fisreTim &. (1) 84.2% $ 6.6% (2) 84% q 4%

(3) 80% q 6.5% (4) 88.4% q 4%

On an average buffalo milk contains water and fat.

(1) 84.2% and 6.6% (2) 84% and 4%

(3) 80% and 6.5% (4) 88.4% and 4%

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&*: (1) (a) *, @I =el (2) (b) *, (a) =el (3) m** (4) m?F* Consider the following statements and state accordingly :

(a) There. is metamorphosis in fish.

(b) Flat fishes are not born flat.

Answer options :

( 3 ) (a) is correct, (b) is not (2) (b) is correct, (a) is not

(3) Both are correct (4) Both are incorrect

79. wcml m 2011-12 9d 11 m ?xmm?l m * T%l.

(1) 75 (2) 80 (3) 85 (4) 90

During 2011-12, percentage of wheat to rice production in India was %.

(1) 75 (2) 80 (3) 85 (4) 90

An area with a plant community predominantly of trees and other woody vegetation usually with a closed canopy is called as

(1) Social forest (2) Pasture (3) Forest (4) None of these

(1) w* (2) &@3l

(3) qm* (4) 7#@3l

Among the following which is not the variety of mandarin orange ?

(1) Nagpur Santra (2) Khasi Santra

(3) Sathgudi Santra (4) Coorg Santra

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Agroforestry programmes are promoted by institute. (1) IARI (2) ICFRE (3) NDA (4) ICRISAT

83. *- ~ ~ 1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ = 5 W i 7 .

(1) k mh TI4 (2) k * m (3) msTlfolw (4) m mh Fhl

and are richest source of Vitamin 'C'. (1) Guava and Grape (2) Guava and A d a (3) A d a and Litchi (4) A d a and Orange

84. q 3 T 6 I - - h h FTGf3. ki4 W$. (1) 0.90 (2) 1.12 (3) 1.86 (4) 2.0 The area near Maharashtra's sea cost suitable for fishing is lakh sq.km. (1) 0.90 (2) 1.12 (3) 1.86 (4) 2.0

as. sfrsw rn TI3

A is a mature ovary. (1) Flower (2) Fruit (3) Pollen (4) pulp

Which tree is not commonly used in 'Taungya,' cultivatioi~ ?

(1) Teak (2) Sal (3) Eucalyptus (4) Ashoka

87. F l2012 - 13 q'd fl 39h 3?¶FTk7 Z&~W&TI.

(1) 13.4 (2) 13.6 (3) 13.8 (4) 14.0

During 2012 - 13, the share of Agricultural Sector in total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was %.

(1) 13.4 (2) 13.6 (3) 13.8 (4) 14.0

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88. *w**_ &. (1) mTF (2) * * (3) lm-Rl T%-' (4) q~ll- Scientific name of banana is (I) Fyms malus (2) Cocos nucifera

(3) Pyrus comuni s (4) Musa paradisiaca

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Breeding between half brother and sister is refered as :

(1) Hybrid (2) Outbreeding (3) Close breeding (4) Line breeding

(1) - * (2) w3tl (3) (4) - tree is used for timber, green manure and fire wood.

(1) Silver Oak (2) Mulberry (3) Karanj (4) Jackfruit

91. FT 2011-12 TTd, WXd Wi 3RTFiwSm f + d ? J h ~ ~ . (1) 2272 (2) 2372 (3) 2472 (4) 2572

During 2011-12, rice productivity in India was kg/ ha.

(1) 2272 (2) 2372 (3) 2472 (4) 2572

92. W ~ O O ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ W ~ P I ~ C I Z&TWZTh.

(1) 9 (2) 10 (3) 11 (4) 12 During 2004, Co-operatives banks and societies contributed percentage share in total rural credit.

(1) 9 (2) 10 (3) 11 (4) 12

93. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ a f ~ ~ ( ~ 4 0 % ) ; s a s m ~ :

(1) ?FA * (2) m * (3) m 3z (4) m * Which is an excellent high proteinous (40% approximately) feed in ruminants ?

(1) Cotton Seed Cake (2) Castor Cake (3) Linseed Cake (4) Mustard Cake

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(1) *m (2) * (3) m (4) -w hybrid of cabbage is evolved by Mahyco seeds Co. PVT. LTD.

(1) Hari Rani (2) Green Globe (3) Sumati (4) Sudha

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(1) (a) - (2) (a) 4 (b) (3) (a) 4 (4 (4) !a) 4 (dl

Which are the systems of animal breeding ?

(a) Inbreeding (b) Onbreeding (c) Offbreeding (d) Outbreeding

Answer options :

(1) (a) only (2) (a) and (b) (3) (a) and (cj (4) (a) and (dl

Dropping of small fruitlets in large number both in Ambia and mrig bahar due to competition for moisture and nutrients is said to be :

(1) Post setting drop (2) Sununer drop

(3) Seasonal fruit drop (4) Prehawest drop

During 2011-12, wheat production in India was

(1) 87.9 m tonnes (2) 90.9 m tonnes (3) 93.9 m tonnes (4) 96.9 m tonnes

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(1) (a) *, @I * (2) @) * (a) T-8 (3) iiwra* (4) m7F Consider the following two statements :

(a) A large number of bamboo grows outside of forest.

(b) It has been effectively used as wind break and shelter belts.

Select correct option from the following. (1) (a) is correct, @) is not (2) @) is correct, (a) is not

(3) Both are correct (4) Both are wrong

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In which animal, artificial insemination is not done though it is possible ?

(1) Pig breeding (2) Poultry breeding

(3) Goat breeding (4) Sheep breeding - --

100. ~ m d r m ~ ~ m m * ~ ~ ~ ? (1) 1985 (2) 1990 (3) 1995 (4) 2000

In Maharashtra Scheme for development of fruit cultivation under EGS was started in which year ?

(1) 1985 (2) 1990 (3) 1995 (4) 2000

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